Simao Still in the Hunt as Day 3 of $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em Begins at 11 AM
Day 3 of Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em gets underway at 11 a.m. at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. There will be 416 competitors returning to contend for the coveted World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet and of course the first-place prize of $1,098,220 for the eventual winner.
United States’ own Vinicius Lima will begin the day as the chip leader, with 3,700,000 chips. He sits slightly ahead of Catalin Pop with 3,510,000. A first place score for either would be the biggest career win of their tournament lives.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinicius Lima | United States | 3,700,000 | 123 |
| 2 | Catalin Pop | United States | 3,510,000 | 117 |
| 3 | Bart Crego | United States | 3,400,000 | 113 |
| 4 | Alexandros Dranovitsas | Greece | 3,345,000 | 112 |
| 5 | Long Ma | United States | 3,265,000 | 109 |
| 6 | Michael Murphy | United States | 2,900,000 | 97 |
| 7 | Lukas Guenzel | Germany | 2,825,000 | 94 |
| 8 | Joshua Payne | United States | 2,790,000 | 93 |
| 9 | Tony Huang | United States | 2,730,000 | 91 |
| 10 | Gregory Jensen | United States | 2,670,000 | 89 |
A tough field awaits those returning with crushers such as Joao Simao looking to continue their recent final table runs of the summer. Other notables still remaining include Alex Foxen, Kristen Foxen, Martin Kabrhel, and recent three-time bracelet winner Timur Margolin.
Play will resume in the Bronze, Silver, and Gold sections of the Horseshoe Event Center at 11 a.m. local time with the blinds at 15,000/30,000 and a big blind ante of 30,000. Ten 60-minute levels will be played today with the remaining players continuing to play in Day 4.
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